Hooper Bay Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Hooper Bay, Alaska
Sunday, May 16, 1982 10:15 AKD

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AT 0833 ADT, THE ACFT DEPARTED BETHEL, AK ON A SCHEDULED PAX/CARGO COMMUTER FLT TO CHEVAK, SCAMMON BAY & HOOPER BAY, AK. THE OPERATOR'S COMMUTER FLTS HAD NOT LANDED AT SCAMMON BAY FOR SVRL DAYS SINCE THE RWY WAS SOFT & MUDDY FROM MELTINGSNOW. BFR DEPARTING CHEVAK, 902 LBS OF MAIL & BAGGAGE WAS PLACED IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. ALSO, 2 PAX'S WERE ASKED TO SIT IN THE MOST AFT SEATS "TO LIGHTEN THE NOSE." AT SCAMMON BAY, THE UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE FROM A SHALLOW APCH WITH HI PWR. AFTER LANDING, 278 LBS OF MAIL WAS REMOVED FROM THE NOSE COMPARTMENT, LEAVING IT EMPTY, & 191 LBS OF CARGO WAS REMOVED FROM THE CABIN. THIS WAS DONE WITH 1 ENG RUNNING, NO OTR LOAD CHGS WERE MADE BFR TKOF. THE PAX RPRTD THAT DRG APCH TO HOOPER BAY, THE PWR WAS REDUCED ON A SOMEWHAT STEEPER APCH & THE SQUARE (FLAP) HNDL WAS MVD. THEY RPRTDTHAT SOON THEREAFTER, THE NOSE PITCHED UP & STALL WRNG SOUNDED. THE PLANE CRASHED APRX 1320 FT SHORT OF RWY 13. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CG WAS APRX 7.7% BHND THE MAX AFT LMT. NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/16/1982
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1015
Event Time Zone --
Event City HOOPER BAY
Event State ALASKA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport HOOPER BAY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HPB
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 20000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 35
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 100
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 20
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 8
Injury Total All 8
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2589
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N103AQ
NTSB Number DCA82AA022
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name de Havilland
Aircraft Model DHC-6-200
Aircraft Series Identifier DHC-6-200
Aircraft Serial Number 183
Certified Max Gross Weight 11000
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 16
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 159
Airframe Hours 15267
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name GIFFORD AVIATION
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City
Aircraft Owner State
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name GIFFORD AVIATION
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Passenger Only
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code C
Departure City BETHEL
Departure State AK
Departure Country
Departure Time 833
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code C
Destination City HOOPER BAY
Destination State AK
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 10 2002 3:59PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 13
Runway Length 3600
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --